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outwash

noun out·wash \ˈau̇t-ˌwȯsh, -ˌwäsh\

Definition of OUTWASH

:  detritus consisting chiefly of gravel and sand carried by running water from the melting ice of a glacier and laid down in stratified deposits
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First Known Use of OUTWASH

1894

Rhymes with OUTWASH

awash, backwash, brainwash, brioche, car wash, downwash, eyewash, hogwash, mouthwash, rainwash, Siwash, wet wash, whitewash, wish-wash

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. outwash
  2. outwash cone
  3. outwash plain
  4. outwash train
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